4_Legs_Good
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Wed Jul-14-04 11:27 AM
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Did anyone hear the NPR report this morning on ALEXANDER placing 4th at |
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the Box office this past weekend?
They did a whole deal about how it was bad for Disney being it's whoozits flop this year after costing $150Million to produce.
Problem is I don't think Alexander opens until November, and I don't think Oliver Stone would choose Disney to distribute it. I *could* be wrong.
F911 was #4 this weekend.
WTF was that all about?
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graham67
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Wed Jul-14-04 11:28 AM
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Edited on Wed Jul-14-04 11:33 AM by graham67
The threatrical release date is November 5, 2004. :shrug:
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Wed Jul-14-04 11:34 AM
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They may have been thinking of "King Arthur," which came in at #3 in the final counts, but #4 on some early projections. (It had a better Sunday than was expected.)
As for Alexander, data from IMDBPro:
Alexander (2004) USA...
IN PRODUCTION
Status: Post-production Start Date: 22 September 2003 Release Date: 5 November 2004 Production Co: Intermedia Films Distributor: Warner Bros. Genre: Adventure / Drama / War / Summary: Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest military leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.
So it's not out yet, and it's not even Disney. They must have been talking about "Arthur."
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Wed Jul-14-04 11:39 AM
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3. I figured that was probably it... |
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I was kinda ticked at myself for missing the opening!
Is Buena Vista a Disney company?
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Pab Sungenis
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Wed Jul-14-04 11:46 AM
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"Buena Vista" is the distribution arm for Disney, Touchstone, and all Disney imprints except Miramax, who maintain their own distribution structure.
And as a movie theater owner, let me say that the people who work for Buena Vista are some of the friendliest people in the business.
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Wed Jul-14-04 11:44 AM
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Disney's had nothing BUT flops this year.
Teacher's Pet Miracle Hidalgo Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen The Ladykillers Home On The Range The Alamo Raising Helen Around The World In 80 Days America's Heart and Soul King Arthur
Not one of them broke or likely to break the $100M mark. "Teacher's Pet" didn't even break $10M.
It even looks like they aren't going to bother releasing "2046" in the States, probably knowing it would flop.
Even their Miramax arm has been hurting; nothing this year over $50M except for "Kill Bill Vol. 2."
Between losing Pixar AND losing "F911," I wouldn't want to be Mickey Eisner at the next shareholder's meeting.
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